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Hello everyone, Welcome to the second annual Community Coordinator newsletter! As many of you are aware, the community coordinator pilot scheme has been in existence for two years. Since May 2007 we have been working in communities on the Northside and Southside of Limerick City. On the Northside we have been working in Thomondgate, Kileely, Watergate, John's Street and Johnsgate Village. On the Southside we have been working in Janesboro, Kennedy Park, Glasgow Park, Rathbane and Sarsfield Park. And we are now delighted to announce that we have received funding to continue with our work for another year! Last summer, many of you contributed to the evaluation of the scheme by completing a questionnaire or taking part in a focus group. We are a scheme that is constantly striving to improve and evolve, and we need your feedback in order to do this. In fact, as a result of your feedback to date we made the decision to expand into Ballynanty in September 2008. Many thanks to those of you who contributed to the evaluation. We would continue to welcome any thoughts or ideas you may have so feel free to share them with us. When working within your community we have four main aims. These aims are: l Increasing Community Safety l Improving the Environment l Promoting Community Spirit l Creating Awareness of our Aims through Education We meet these aims by organising various initiatives within your community. This newsletter allows us the opportunity to tell you all about these initiatives. Many were organised in conjunction with other community groups and local agencies. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the groups and agencies that we have worked with over the past year. We look forward to working with you all over the coming year. We also must not forget the volunteers who helped us throughout the past year. Events such as our Community Days or Litterpicks could not have taken place without the help of those individuals who selflessly gave up their time to make the events a success. Your help is greatly appreciated! If anyone would like to know more about volunteering with the Community Coordinator Scheme, please ask one of us when you see us in your area, or contact our office. We hope this newsletter gives you an insight into the work we are doing in your area. We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many people in the past year and we look forward to meeting more in the coming year. Remember, we are your community coordinators. We are there to help you so feel free to stop us for a chat when you see us in your neighbourhood, or alternatively you can contact our office on 061 407247. Read on to see what we have been up to in 2008. Communtity Coordinators FOUR COMMUNITY COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER 2008/2009
Evaluation of Limerick Community Coordinator Scheme Since it was launched in May 2007, I have monitored and evaluated the two-year Community Coordinator Pilot Scheme. Between June and September 2008, at the end of its first year of operation, I sought feedback from tenants, community workers, staff and management on the effectiveness of the Scheme. The findings from this research helped the Coordinator Team to adapt its activities to the particular needs of each community. Research on the second year of the Scheme will be conducted over the coming months and I look forward to hearing your opinion again. The overall aims of the Scheme, with regard to community safety, are to reduce the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour; to improve the environment; to promote community spirit and create an awareness of community safety, in other words to improve the quality of life for tenants. The feedback received to-date shows that the Scheme is achieving these aims. According to those who gave feedback, its main advantages include: l The high visibility of the Coordinators around the housing estates l The Coordinators' regular contact with elderly tenants l The follow-up provided by the Coordinators to tenants' queries l The linkage provided by the Coordinators between community groups and services l The trust built up by the Coordinators with the young people l The environmental clean-ups organised by the Coordinators on the estates Over the next year, the Coordinators will be building on their work to-date and welcome any ideas you might have in this regard. I'd like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to those of you who responded to my survey in 2008 and suggested helpful ways of improving the Scheme. I can assure you that this feedback was taken seriously by management and the Coordinators when planning on-going activities. If you would like to get in touch with me at any time regarding the Scheme you can do so through the Coordinators or contact me at the University of Limerick Jacinta Cunneen Scheme Evaluator Tel: 061 233206 Email: jacinta.cunneen@ul.ie Winner of Survey Competition, Emma Tracey COMMUNITY COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER 2008/2009 FIVE
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